If opposing the dismemberment of small children means I'm on a high moral horse, just call me Silverback the Singing Cowboy.
Elsie said something that was different. He said that an abortion is permissible, only if the rapist is caught, tried and convicted. In my opinion, that is evil. Only a small fraction of the total number of rapes reach that stage, unfortunately, and if you recognize the fact that rape victims need to have access to abortions, then you need to cover them all.
I'm pinging Elsie to this post, because I am certain that's not what he meant. Many pro-lifers believe that we should allow a rape and incest loophole so we can reduce the number of abortions, but only if there's a police report. I'm pretty sure that's what he meant.
But it isn't always possible. I don't think you or I can understand how traumatic such an event is.
I'm pretty sure you don't know what it's like to have your arm ripped off, but you're willing to visit it on another person because of the way they were conceived.
What other traumatic experiences are you willing to justify killing with? If a woman is raped by a family member, can she kill all the male family members who resemble him? How about if she's raped at work, and a coworker comes to rescue her--can she kill him because he reminds her of the event? Would it be OK if she just had him fired? If a husband cheats on a wife, can she kill the other woman so she doesn't have to worry about running into her at the grocery store? Can she kill the husband because he reminds her of this traumatic experience? If the wife cheats and she gets pregnant with the other man's child, can the husband whack the child so he's not reminded of this horrible betrayal?
There are a lot of bad experiences I've never had. I can't think of one that a small child should die for.